The 12th annual official Star Trek Convention Las Vegas 2013 is coming Aug. 8, and runs through Aug. 11 in Las Vegas. It's the largest Star Trek convention of them all. Creation Entertainment, the production company for the convention, is the organization that started out hosting comic book conventions in the 1970s and 1980s. Then in 1991, Paramount Pictures granted the company an agreement for the Star Trek franchise that covered photos as well as a wide range of collectible souvenirs, becoming became the very first studio licensee for the production of film "stills." The rest is Star Trek convention history. At the apex of the Star Trek franchise's popularity as a science fiction phenomenon, Creation Entertainment was organizing up to 110 conventions a year. The real excitement is yet to come, however. This year is a very special year, as the company is looking to reclaim the world record they lost last year for amassing the most Star Trek-costumed people in one place.

Fans gathering for world record attempt at Start Trek convention in 2012. Photo courtesy Creation Entertainment.

The upcoming Star Trek Las Vegas 2013 convention is aiming for a another go at the Guinness World Book of Records this year "for the most people dressed up in Star Trek costumes" at the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The honor of American Star Trek fandom hangs in the balance as the United States Star Trek community seeks to reclaim the Guinness title. According to the official Guinness Book of World Records, the largest gathering of people dressed as Star Trek characters is 1,063 and was achieved by Media 10 Ltd (UK) at ExCel London, London, UK, on 20 October 2012. It looks to be a very exciting convention this year with over 100 major Star Trek stars who will be appearing from Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The
Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise. Look for a story coming up with a surprise guest or two who I will be interviewing onsite.